Following an open letter published in the Seychelles NATION on July 25, 2019 addressed to the Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Didier Dogley, from the chairperson of the Seychelles Hospitality and Tourism Association (SHTA), Sybille Cardon, a meeting was held to discuss issues raised in the letter. The meeting, held on Friday August 9, 2019 at the…
It is the board of directors and management of parastatal bodies that will evaluate and determine whether to award their long-serving employees with the long service allowance being implemented by the public sector. Minister for Employment, Immigration and Civil Status Myriam Telemaque highlighted this fact yesterday while addressing a private notice question brought in by leader of the opposition in…
“It is extremely difficult to establish the exact number of persons holding a Seychellois nationality who are currently living abroad,” Employment, Immigration and Civil Status Minister Myriam Telemaque, revealed yesterday. The minister made this announcement in the National Assembly yesterday following a private notice question brought by the leader of the opposition, Wavel Ramkalawan.The question sought to address the number…
Minister stresses on importance of human resource management in workplaces Employees of Apex Hotel Supplies Ltd and those of ISPC – two establishments in the wholesale and retail business – recently had the opportunity to bring their concerns and challenges encountered at work to the attention of Employment, Immigration and Civil Status Minister Myriam Télémaque. The minister visited the two…
Through the Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Civil Status, the government signed the 2nd edition of the Decent Work Country Programme 2019-2023 (DWCP) comprising of the tripartite constituents; the Government(Ministry of Employment), the Unions and the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The DWCP is of great importance to the promotion of national development, it is also a delivery mechanism that contributes…
ILO regional chief satisfied with Seychelles’ policies and actions “Seychelles is a country that is blazing the trail in terms of translating policies into concrete actions,” the International Labour Organisation (ILO) assistant director general and regional director for Africa, Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon has said. The ILO regional chief was speaking of her visit here with the press yesterday at the Ministry…
Validation workshop looks at national migration policy 30-November-2018 With growing concerns surrounding working conditions of some migrant workers in the country, the Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Civil Status initiated a validation workshop in regards to the new Seychelles National Labour Migration Policy. Present were stakeholders from the health, business, tourism and financial sectors as well as from trade unions…
Stakeholders get acquainted with new decent work country programme 27-November-2018 Key stakeholders have embarked on a two-day capacity building workshop to get better acquainted with the new Seychelles Decent Work Country Programme 2019-2023. The workshop is being hosted by the Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Civil Status and facilitated by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). It was officially launched yesterday…
82 Re-skilled young people receive certificate, join the world of work 82 young people aged between 18 and 30 or more have received their certificates after having successfully completed training in different fields under the department of employment’s Skills Development Programme (SDP) . The 7th employment training scheme certificate presentation ceremony took place at the ICCS on Friday afternoon in…
Employment Department Satisfied with URS The employment department under the portfolio of the Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Civil Status held a press conference yesterday to detail the progress made on the Unemployment Relief Scheme (URS) which was re-introduced earlier this year with the aim of placing people who are on social welfare in employment. URS was introduced this year…
